Abstract

Early steps tracing back to Galileo’s telescope and to the birth of instrumental optics are reported. Particulars of lensmaking technology, basic optics laws, concepts of eye and vision, and issues on instrument trade and service are given. Achievements at the roots of our continuing advances in optical sciences are acknowledged.

S.Dupré, A.Van Helden, and H.Zuidervaart, eds., The Origins of the Telescope: Proceedings of the Symposium “The Invention of the Dutch Telescope,” Middelburg (The Netherlands), 25-27 September 2008 (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, to be published).
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S.Dupré, A.Van Helden, and H.Zuidervaart, eds., The Origins of the Telescope: Proceedings of the Symposium “The Invention of the Dutch Telescope,” Middelburg (The Netherlands), 25-27 September 2008 (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, to be published).
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